Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Afghanistan

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Afghanistan in 2022 — 43.02%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 175. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 20.32 pp.

2022 43.02% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 141of 175
Period maximum 55.38%1987
Period minimum 22.69%1975

Trend over time

1975–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Afghanistan, 1975–2022203040506019751980198519901995200020052010201520201975: 22.69%1976: 25.42%1977: 28.14%1978: 30.86%1979: 33.59%1980: 36.31%1981: 39.04%1982: 41.76%1983: 44.48%1984: 47.21%1985: 49.93%1986: 52.66%1987: 55.38%1988: 54.25%1989: 53.13%1990: 52.01%1991: 50.88%1992: 49.76%1993: 48.63%1994: 47.51%1995: 46.38%1996: 45.26%1997: 44.13%1998: 43.02%1999: 43.02%2000: 43.02%2001: 43.02%2002: 43.02%2003: 43.02%2004: 43.02%2005: 43.02%2006: 43.02%2007: 43.02%2008: 43.02%2009: 43.02%2010: 43.02%2011: 43.02%2012: 43.02%2013: 43.02%2014: 43.02%2015: 43.02%2016: 43.02%2017: 43.02%2018: 43.02%2019: 43.02%2020: 43.02%2021: 43.02%2022: 43.02%
Change over the period: +20.32 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 43.02%
World 9.01%
South Asia 37.56%
Southern Asia computed 47.32%
Low-income countries computed 5.1%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 43.02 +0 pp
2021 43.02 +0 pp
2020 43.02 +0 pp
2019 43.02 +0 pp
2018 43.02 +0 pp
2017 43.02 +0 pp
2016 43.02 +0 pp
2015 43.02 +0 pp
2014 43.02 +0 pp
2013 43.02 +0 pp
2012 43.02 +0 pp
2011 43.02 +0 pp
2010 43.02 +0 pp
2009 43.02 +0 pp
2008 43.02 +0 pp
2007 43.02 +0 pp
2006 43.02 +0 pp
2005 43.02 +0 pp
2004 43.02 +0 pp
2003 43.02 +0 pp
2002 43.02 +0 pp
2001 43.02 +0 pp
2000 43.02 +0 pp
1999 43.02 +0 pp
1998 43.02 −1.12 pp
1997 44.13 −1.12 pp
1996 45.26 −1.12 pp
1995 46.38 −1.12 pp
1994 47.51 −1.12 pp
1993 48.63 −1.12 pp
1992 49.76 −1.12 pp
1991 50.88 −1.13 pp
1990 52.01 −1.12 pp
1989 53.13 −1.12 pp
1988 54.25 −1.12 pp
1987 55.38 +2.72 pp
1986 52.66 +2.72 pp
1985 49.93 +2.72 pp
1984 47.21 +2.72 pp
1983 44.48 +2.72 pp
1982 41.76 +2.72 pp
1981 39.04 +2.72 pp
1980 36.31 +2.72 pp
1979 33.59 +2.72 pp
1978 30.86 +2.72 pp
1977 28.14 +2.72 pp
1976 25.42 +2.72 pp
1975 22.69

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Annual freshwater withdrawal for all uses (agriculture, industry, municipal supply) as a percent of internal renewable water resources. Values above 25 percent are taken as a sign of water stress, and values above 70 percent as a sign of critical scarcity. The indicator can exceed 100 percent where a country draws on transboundary flow or on non-renewable groundwater.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by water resources: it is the entire withdrawal of the group divided by all of its resources. Values above one hundred percent are not an error — they mean withdrawal from non-renewable stocks or desalination.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.